These verbs are considered to be "backwards" because you will no longer form them to match subjects yo, tú, él/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ellas/Uds. Instead, you will make them match what is interesting, boring, or being liked.
The verbs you will need to know in the chapter are: gustar = to like interesar = to be interesting to aburrir = to be boring
There are only 2 forms of backwards verbs: Third person singular (él/ella/Ud.) Third person plural (ellos/ellas/Uds.)
Examples using gustar: Me gusta el color rojo. Me gustan los guisantes.
Follow the same format with interesar (to be interesting) and aburrir (to be boring).
Me interesa la clase de ciencias. Me aburre la clase de historia.
Me interesan las clases de inglés y ciencias. Me aburren los profesores.
Backwards verbs
These verbs are considered to be "backwards" because you will no longer form them to match subjects yo, tú, él/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ellas/Uds.Instead, you will make them match what is interesting, boring, or being liked.
The verbs you will need to know in the chapter are:
gustar = to like
interesar = to be interesting to
aburrir = to be boring
There are only 2 forms of backwards verbs:
Third person singular (él/ella/Ud.)
Third person plural (ellos/ellas/Uds.)
Examples using gustar:
Me gusta el color rojo.
Me gustan los guisantes.
Follow the same format with interesar (to be interesting) and aburrir (to be boring).
Me interesa la clase de ciencias.
Me aburre la clase de historia.
Me interesan las clases de inglés y ciencias.
Me aburren los profesores.
Practice sites:
http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/gustar.htm
http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/gustar1.php
http://www.quia.com/rr/92306.html